WoW Forever guides
Written from Blizzard's announcements, the beta's game files and the press, each fact with its source and its date. What comes from Classic is said as such.
100% free, No ads, No account, English and French pagesWoW Forever leveling guide: free quest routes, zone by zoneFree WoW Forever leveling guide: a quest route per zone in two modes, Full clear or Chill, with map pins, the quests to skip and hearthstone stops.Getting started
WoW Forever launch checklist: time, price, names, PC requirements
WoW Forever launches November 4, 2026 at 3 p.m. PST. Launch time by city, price and packs, name reservation times, the end of the beta and PC specs.
WoW Forever release time in Europe: November 5 at midnight CET, and in your city
WoW Forever launches November 4, 2026 at 3 p.m. PST: midnight on November 5 in Paris and Berlin, 11 p.m. in London. The exact time for your city.
Is WoW Forever free? Price in euros and dollars, subscription and packs
WoW Forever is not free to play: it comes with any WoW subscription or game time. Pack prices (€29.99, €59.99, €79.99), what they add and how to play free.
WoW Forever vs Classic Era vs Retail: the differences
WoW Forever, Classic Era and Retail compared: level cap, classes, talents, realms, dungeons, professions, client, addons and price, from Blizzard's own pages.
French, German or Spanish servers in WoW Forever: how to play with players of your language
WoW Forever has no language servers: one world per region and ruleset. Set the Preferred Online Language, find players of your language, play across languages.
WoW Forever Server Slam (stress test): what happened on October 21, 2026
The WoW Forever Server Slam, Blizzard's free stress test, ran on October 21, 2026: hours by time zone, who could play, the full wipe and how it went.
WoW Forever name reservation: opening times, three characters and the two-name rules
WoW Forever name reservation opens October 27, 2026 at 6 p.m. CET in Europe and 1 p.m. PDT in America: who can reserve, three characters, the name rules.
WoW Forever release: date, time, what's new and the roadmap
WoW Forever launches November 4, 2026 at 3 p.m. PST. Launch time by city, what's new compared to Classic, raids on December 9 and the 2027 roadmap.
WoW Forever talents: trees, dual spec and what changed for every class
WoW Forever talents start at level 10, with a new 16-point milestone, respecs at a class trainer and dual spec at 40. What changed for each of the nine classes.
WoW glossary: aggro, pull, wipe, CC and the words players use on WoW Forever
What aggro, pull, wipe, CC, BiS, LFG, WTS and about 80 other WoW words mean, in English and in French chat, and what changes for each on WoW Forever.
WoW Forever realms: rulesets, regions, French players, names and transfers
WoW Forever has no realms: you pick a ruleset (Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, Roleplay-PvP, Hardcore later). Regions, languages, layering, names, transfers.
WoW Forever beta patch notes: every week in one place
WoW Forever beta patch notes in plain words, week by week: what changed on September 24, October 1, 8 and 15, 2026 for classes, items, quests, UI and PvP.
The best addons for WoW Forever, category by category
The best WoW Forever addons by category (quests, AH, bags, maps, healing, gear), with a Forever version on CurseForge.
The Skyborne race in WoW Forever: classes, racial traits and which variant to pick
Skyborne in WoW Forever: High Order (Alliance) or Windshapers (Horde), their classes, racial traits with exact values, Zephras Isle and how to unlock them.
How to install addons on WoW Forever: the AddOns folder, out-of-date addons and Lua errors
Install addons on WoW Forever: the AddOns folder on the beta, the right folder structure, interface 16001, Lua errors, /reload and backing up your settings.
Getting started on WoW Forever: the UI tools already built into the game
WoW Forever runs on the modern client: click casting, raid frames, Edit Mode, equipment manager and damage meter are built in. Use them before any addon.
Progression
WoW Forever dungeons: the nine new dungeons, their levels, bosses and entrances
The nine new WoW Forever dungeons with Blizzard's levels, entrances and bosses, the Classic dungeons that stay, and how to find a group for each one.
WoW Forever zones: the new zones, their levels and where to level from 1 to 60
WoW Forever zones: Riverglades, Mount Hyjal, Shen'dralas and Zephras Isle, their levels, hubs and flight paths, plus a 1-60 leveling table from beta data.
WoW Forever leveling guide: the 1-60 route, zone by zone, for Alliance, Horde and Skyborne
WoW Forever leveling route from 1 to 60 for Alliance, Horde and Skyborne: zones and dungeons by level from beta data, the new zones and every XP bonus.
Zephras Isle walkthrough: Skyborne levels 1-12, quest route and how to leave the island
Zephras Isle walkthrough for WoW Forever Skyborne: the quest route from level 1 to 12 for High Order and Windshapers, class quests and the ship off the island.
WoW Forever camping guide: campfires, camp buffs, Blueprints and why your buff is not working
WoW Forever camping explained: campfire sizes, the one-minute rest, each profession's camp object and buff value, cooldowns, Blueprints and the Camp Tent.
WoW Forever raids: the December 9 raids, their bosses, attunements and the roadmap
WoW Forever raids open December 9, 2026: Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia (40). Bosses, Onyxia's amulet, weekly resets and the 2027 roadmap.
WoW Forever PvP: honor, ranks, battlegrounds and rewards
WoW Forever PvP: Honor as a currency, Rank Points with a weekly cap, ranks 1 to 14, four battlegrounds with their level brackets and 12 Legacy points.
WoW Forever mounts: riding level, cost and every new mount
WoW Forever mounts: the mount comes with the riding skill, what is known about riding level and cost, the announced new mounts and the datamined ones.
WoW Forever Hardcore: release window, rules, Legacy challenges and what's still unknown
WoW Forever Hardcore isn't in the launch: Blizzard plans it for winter. The rules, what happens on death, the 12 Legacy challenges and what's still unknown.
WoW Forever Legacy points: the 65 challenges and how to earn them
All 65 WoW Forever Legacy challenges: classes, tradeskills, dungeons, raids, PvP, adventure. 1 point each, account-wide, 16 per character at launch.
Gold and professions
WoW Forever professions: rank gates, new recipes, camping and trade factions
WoW Forever professions: 600+ new recipes, level gates on ranks, camp objects and blueprints, trade factions, gathering and the auction house rules.
WoW Forever gold rules: gold buying, GDKP, trading and what gets you banned
What gets you sanctioned for gold on WoW Forever: buyer bans, the Temporary Economy Hold, the stranger trade warning, GDKP, no WoW Token, how to stay safe.
How to make gold in WoW Forever: level by level, and your first mount at 40
Make gold in WoW Forever from level 1 to 60: what sold on the beta AH, profitable crafts, Waylaid Crates, the level 40 mount and what gets you banned.
Merchant's Favor in WoW Forever: Waylaid Crates, Craftsman's Writs and rewards, priced in gold
Merchant's Favor in WoW Forever: how Waylaid Crates and Craftsman's Writs work, every crate bundle priced in gold on the beta AH, and what the favor buys.
How to make gold at the auction house in WoW Forever, the honest way
Make gold at the AH in WoW Forever: profitable crafts and professions, flipping underpriced auctions, vendor items, disenchanting, and the beta listing rule.
Classes
Priest healing in WoW Forever: mastering the five second rule
The five second rule (5SR) for priest healers in WoW Forever: why mana stops regenerating, Spirit vs MP5, Meditation and when to drink.